WORLD TRADE  
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G/SPS/N/UKR/70 
24 October 2011  
 (11-5319) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UKRAINE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:   
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
Grushevskogo str., 7 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine E-mail:  moz@moz.gov.ua 
Tel:  +(38044) 253-72-90 
Website:  http://www.moz.gov.ua  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Water for drinking (HS Code:  2201 90 Other water) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  The Order of the Ministry of health of Ukraine of 
15 August 2011 No. 505 on amendments to the State sanitary standards and regulations 
"Hygienic requirements for drinking water fo r human consumption" (approved by the 
Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine of 12 May 2010 No. 400)  Language(s):  
Ukrainian and English, with amendments inco rporated in the text of the State sanitary 
standards and regulations "Hygienic re quirements for drinking water for human 
consumption"  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  New amendments make more accurate certain sanitary chemical 
characteristics for water safety and quality , provisions on state sanitary-epidemiological 
supervision of drinking water supply to th e public, production control of safety and quality 
of drinking water, genera l hygienic requirements. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   G/SPS/N/UKR/70 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption of 
3 November 1998 
Guidelines:  Water treatment and pathogen cont rol:  Process efficiency in achieving safe 
drinking-water. Recommendations. Geneva , World Health Organization, 2004 
Standards of EPA and IWBA on a quality of  drinking water (MCLG, MCL, NSDWR) 
Ground Water and Drinking Wate r - EPA 810/K-92-001 (July 1992)  
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
Decree of the President of Ukraine of 6 April 2009 # 221 on decision of  the National 
Security and Defense Council of Ukraine of  27 February 2009 "On safety conditions of 
state water resourses and supply of drinking wa ter to population of Ukraine" (available in 
Ukrainian from official website " http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-
bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=221%2F2009 ") 
Water Code of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On drinking water and water supply", Law of 
Ukraine "On provision of sanitary and epidemio logical welfare" (available in Ukrainian 
from official website " http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin /laws/main.cgi?nreg=4004-12 ") 
Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on 12 May 2010, No 400 on approval of State 
sanitary standards and regulations "Hygienic requirements for drinking water for human 
consumption" State sanitary rules and norms 2.2.4-171-10, published in "Oficiyny Visnyk 
Ukrayiny" of  16 July 2010, No 51 (available in Ukrainian from official website http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-b in/laws/main.cgi?nreg=z0452-10 ) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  - 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  From the date of its publication (2 September 2011) 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/UKR/70 
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  12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Division for enquiries, notification and information processing 
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine 
04655, Kyiv, Lvivska Square, 8,  Tel.  +(38044) 272 11 47 Fax:   +(38044) 272 15 78  E-mail:  ep@me.gov.ua 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
http://zakon1.rada.gov.ua/cgi-b in/laws/main.cgi?nreg=z1043-11  
(Ukrainian version) 
http://www.nepu.com.ua/en/publication/content/778.htm  
(in English, with amendments incorporated in  the text of the State sanitary standards and 
regulations "Hygienic requirements for drinking water for human consumption")